1,2-Butanediol

U.S. production volumes are classified as confidential business information.

Molecular structure of 584-03-2
US ProductionCBI
Import Value$82M
Top SourceGermany 18%

The EPA did not publish how much of this chemical companies made or imported, or marked that amount confidential. Without that volume, ACID cannot calculate import dependency.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 290539 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 290539, which covers 28 chemicals in total. They estimate the bucket's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
DE 18%GermanyKR 16%South KoreaBR 11%BrazilTW 8%TaiwanMX 7%Mexico
EPA-registered importers (2)
Kowa · JP Japan
Kowa Holdings America

Why It Matters

Sectors
Paper & Printing
Downstream UsesNo data available
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Industrial Uses

Used in 1 sector as 1 functional role.

  • Solvent in Printing Ink Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into article

Vendor Pricing

$0.10/gA2B Chem LLC
CountryUnited States
Pack$49.00 / 500 g
Purity98%
Vendors15 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

14 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
AA BLOCKSUnited States$0.11500 g98%
Aaron Chemicals LLCHong Kong$0.12500 g98%
Angene ChemicalChina Hong Kong$0.14500 g98%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$0.19250 g98%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$0.19250 g98%
BLD Pharmatech GmbHGermany$0.231 kg98%
BLD Pharmatech Ltd.China$0.231 kg98%
Ambeed, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
Combi-Blocks, Inc.United States$0.251 kg98%
AK Scientific SpecializedUnited States$0.27100 g97%
BLD Pharmatech Co., LimitedUnited States$0.30500 g98%
AK Scientific, Inc.United States$0.36100 g99%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$0.77100 g98%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$1.5625 g95%

Chemical Identity

CAS584-03-2
PubChem CID11429
DTXSIDDTXSID6040375
FormulaC4H10O2
Mol. Weight90.12 g/mol
SMILESCCC(CO)O

Data Sources

DTXSID60403752026-04-06

https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5588566

Archive: data/sources/comptox/dsstox_identifiers.csv

114292026-04-06

https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/rest/pug/compound/cid/11429/property/MolecularFormula,MolecularWeight,CanonicalSMILES,InChIKey/JSON

Archive: data/sources/pubchem_properties/11429.json

584-03-22026-04-24

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr.csv

CAS 584-03-22026-04-25

https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting

Archive: data/sources/epa_cdr/2020_cdr_industrial.csv